Lucy Dacus, a.k.a. Master of Covers, has finally dropped two renditions of Carole King songs she announced back in January: “Home Again” and “It’s Too Late.” Included as a seven-inch single to an archival King live album released via Third Man Records, Dacus puts her own elegant indie spin on …
Read More »Jimmy Buffett Postpones 2022 Tour Dates After Hospitalization for 'Health Issues'
Jimmy Buffett has postponed the remainder of his 2022 tour dates after a “brief hospitalization” for undisclosed health issues. The singer-songwriter known for his tropical partyvibes, enduring anthem “Margaritaville,” and his legion of fans — “Parrotheads” — shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday. “Due to health issues and brief …
Read More »A New Doc Says Sinéad O'Connor Matters More Than You Think. It's Right
At the end of Nothing Compares, an exploration of the heyday and downfall of Sinéad O’Connor, director Kathryn Ferguson rolls out a montage of the troubled Irish singer, songwriter and provocateur’s legacy. The clips includes female activists in pop from the last decade — Pussy Riot, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, …
Read More »Stop Thirsting After Serial Killers
Late last week, Ryan Murphy’s latest project Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (catchy name) premiered on Netflix. Of course the serial-killer saga came with a large amount of controversy, specifically from one of the victims’ families, who said that the felt being re-traumatized by the show. But another ugly product …
Read More »Brandi Carlile Talks Bible Parables, Sings 'You and Me on the Rock' on 'Austin City Limits' Season Premiere
Brandi Carlile anchors this weekend’s 48th-season premiere of Austin City Limits, bringing a little bit of church into Austin’s Moody Theater with her. Specifically, Carlile recalled attending vacation bible school as a kid and doing little projects around parables such as the wise man who built his house on a …
Read More »Katie Couric Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Katie Couric has revealed she is currently battling breast cancer. In a personal essay on Wednesday, Couric revealed she was diagnosed in June after delaying her annual mammogram by six months. “Every two minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. On June 21st, I became …
Read More »See Alanis Morissette Sing 'You Oughta Know' With Foo Fighters at Tribute for Her Former Drummer Taylor Hawkins
Alanis Morissette helped the Foo Fighters pay honor to Taylor Hawkins — her drummer before he joined Dave Grohl and company — Tuesday night at the Los Angeles tribute concert for Hawkins. Backed by the Foo Fighters along with Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith on drums, Morissette delivered “You …
Read More »DeSantis Appointee Resigns After Alleged KKK Photo Surfaces
Gadsden County Commissioner Jeffery Moore resigned last week after an alleged photo of him dressed as a klansman at a Halloween party surfaced in the community, the Tallahassee Democratreported on Tuesday. Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young told Politico multiple individuals told him the photo, which depicts a man at a …
Read More »Sammy Hagar on Van Halen's Last Days, Trying to Make Peace With Alex, and a (Possible) Vegas Tribute to Eddie
A little over a week ago, we spoke with Sammy Hagar about his new album Crazy Times, which he cut with Nashville producer Dave Cobb and his longtime band the Circle. “It’s a concept record,” Hagar said. “It’s about how I feel about everything that has gone on since the …
Read More »Kailand Morris Is Building an Empire With Nothing To Prove and Everything To Gain
K ailand Morris doesn’t look like the stereotype of someone who’s touched every facet of the fashion industry. When we meet at Le Crocodile, a brasserie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the 21-year-old designer is just in from Paris Fashion Week; dressed in a brandless white button-up, pressed grey AMI slacks, and …
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